11.11 Common mistakes in the prayer of faith
Sometimes, we may not get results in the prayer of faith due to a lack of revelation of what Christ has accomplished on the cross. Let me share three common mistakes in the prayer of faith by using the example of healing.
1) Uncertainty over God’s Will
When we pray for healing, we should not say, “Lord, IF it is Your will, heal me.” This prayer has no basis of faith as there is an uncertainty reflected by the word “if”. First of all, we need to be certain if it is God’s will to heal.
In Matt 8:2, a leper came to Jesus and asked if Jesus was willing to heal him. Jesus said He was willing. The leper had to know that. Today, we know God’s will through Jesus. Isaiah 53:5 declares, “By His stripes we are healed.” Beloved, have no doubt that it is God’s will to heal – Jesus has paid the price for your healing!
2) Lack of Revelation of “Christ the Healer”
When we pray for healing, we do not say, “Lord, PLEASE heal me.” When people pray for healing as a knee-jerk reaction to a crisis, they end up pleading. Their prayers are filled with anxiety.
It is important to receive a personal revelation of “Christ the Healer”. Those who have a revelation of Christ the Healer would be unshaken in a crisis; they do not plead but turn to Him in faith and quiet confidence.
3) Lack of Revelation That “It is finished”
When we pray for healing, we do not say, “Lord, I pray that YOU HEAL me.” If we truly understand the redemption work on the cross, all our healing was accomplished when Jesus cried, “It is finished.” For God, there is no more work to be done for healing. For us, it is a matter of enforcing what was accomplished 2,000 years ago on the cross by speaking to the circumstances. The way to receive is by faith through our spoken word.
When Peter quoted Isaiah 53:5, he used the past tense. He said, “By whose stripes you WERE healed” (1 Pet 2:24). He was looking back at the finished work on the cross.
When we receive this revelation, we will end up “speaking to the mountains” instead of “asking in prayer”. All the successful ministers throughout Church history who experience great results in the prayer of faith always spoke to their mountains.
1) Uncertainty over God’s Will
When we pray for healing, we should not say, “Lord, IF it is Your will, heal me.” This prayer has no basis of faith as there is an uncertainty reflected by the word “if”. First of all, we need to be certain if it is God’s will to heal.
In Matt 8:2, a leper came to Jesus and asked if Jesus was willing to heal him. Jesus said He was willing. The leper had to know that. Today, we know God’s will through Jesus. Isaiah 53:5 declares, “By His stripes we are healed.” Beloved, have no doubt that it is God’s will to heal – Jesus has paid the price for your healing!
2) Lack of Revelation of “Christ the Healer”
When we pray for healing, we do not say, “Lord, PLEASE heal me.” When people pray for healing as a knee-jerk reaction to a crisis, they end up pleading. Their prayers are filled with anxiety.
It is important to receive a personal revelation of “Christ the Healer”. Those who have a revelation of Christ the Healer would be unshaken in a crisis; they do not plead but turn to Him in faith and quiet confidence.
3) Lack of Revelation That “It is finished”
When we pray for healing, we do not say, “Lord, I pray that YOU HEAL me.” If we truly understand the redemption work on the cross, all our healing was accomplished when Jesus cried, “It is finished.” For God, there is no more work to be done for healing. For us, it is a matter of enforcing what was accomplished 2,000 years ago on the cross by speaking to the circumstances. The way to receive is by faith through our spoken word.
When Peter quoted Isaiah 53:5, he used the past tense. He said, “By whose stripes you WERE healed” (1 Pet 2:24). He was looking back at the finished work on the cross.
When we receive this revelation, we will end up “speaking to the mountains” instead of “asking in prayer”. All the successful ministers throughout Church history who experience great results in the prayer of faith always spoke to their mountains.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 11:06 PM
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